04/11: Yankees @ Royals; 4/10/08
Posted by: James
In what some people (including on the team) were apparently deeming a "must-win" (which I happen to think is ridiculous this early in the season), the Yankees beat Kansas City 6-1 in a game that probably got a lot of people off the ledge. The game was closer than the final score would indicate and the Yankees were behind the 8-ball early as Andy Pettitte struggled in the first inning of his second start of the year. Andy threw 30 pitches in the first but ended up only giving up one run (on a Jose Guillen RBI double). He threw up zeroes after that until he was relieved by Joba with two outs in the seventh and with the victory, Pettitte takes over sixth place on the Yankees' all-time wins list (164).
As for the main story of the night, the Yankee offense showed up in the third and provided enough to win the game. Melky Cabrera, batting in the #2 spot in the lineup shakeup, tied the game when he took Royals starter John Bale deep for his second home run of the year (he only had 8 Hrs last year so this could be construed as a power surge for El Leche).
The Yankees took the lead in the 4th when Jorge and Hideki singled to put men on first and third and Posada came home on a Molina double play. The Yanks scored 2 more in the 5th to take a 4-1 lead and tacked on 2 more in the ninth against Hideo Nomo (yes, that Nomo). A-Rod and Posada teed off on back-to-back solo homers. While Jorge's shoulder might not be well enough to catch, it's good to see that he can still hit. Mo then came on and got the 1-2-3 in the ninth for the win and the Yankees got back up to .500.
As for the main story of the night, the Yankee offense showed up in the third and provided enough to win the game. Melky Cabrera, batting in the #2 spot in the lineup shakeup, tied the game when he took Royals starter John Bale deep for his second home run of the year (he only had 8 Hrs last year so this could be construed as a power surge for El Leche).
The Yankees took the lead in the 4th when Jorge and Hideki singled to put men on first and third and Posada came home on a Molina double play. The Yanks scored 2 more in the 5th to take a 4-1 lead and tacked on 2 more in the ninth against Hideo Nomo (yes, that Nomo). A-Rod and Posada teed off on back-to-back solo homers. While Jorge's shoulder might not be well enough to catch, it's good to see that he can still hit. Mo then came on and got the 1-2-3 in the ninth for the win and the Yankees got back up to .500.
